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When a superior planet appears to line up with the sun in the sky?
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A superior planet lined up with the Sun (i.e. at superior conjunction) can't be seen because of glare from the Sun. When the planet lies in the opposite direction it is at opposition, which is the best time to see it as it crosses the meridian at midnight.
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